About toys …

[dontwantgold]

Once more I’m in the position where my children barely have anything they can play with because there are just things missing. Mrs potato head is missing an ear and an arm and lips, the sylvanian family campervan hasn’t got any of the things it came with, the tool box is missing half its parts.

I have tried the advice about tidying after ourselves and superficially at least the house is tidy. Tried toy rotation but doesn’t help.

I don’t know what to do! Am I just really shit or is this normal at this stage and age (3 and 1)?

I'd avoid TV character themed plastic playsets. These are designed to be useless if bits are missing and are narrow and unimaginative, all kids do is replay a story they've seen on a recent episode, and pester parents/adults to scaffold the play to keep it going. They encourage kids to want to collect huge numbers of fundamentally similar versions, for the pleasure of owning the full set. These often then gather dust in the corner while the duplo is played with for hours.

Examples... peppa pig, endless octonaut GUPs, paw patrol vehicles & tower.

Open ended toys like simple building blocks, craft materials are better. Watch Bluey and look at how and what Bluey and Bingo play with, its fabulous.